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Reading body language: in state of confidence

The state of confidence is one of the easiest states to recognize. The following postures signal a confident person:

• When you see someone standing with his hands behind his back, as shown in the picture below, then know that he probably is feeling confident. He may be feeling confident because he is a confident person or because he believes he’s on top of matters in a current situation. Maybe the people he’s talking with are talking about a topic he’s well-familiar with. They could be talking about unemployment for example when he’s already got a well-paid job.
• There is another posture that identifies a confident person, which is the clasping of the hands in front of the stomach (not shown in pictures). This one is more popular and is usually seen on television when the president of a country is standing. (You will never see a president or a minister crossing his arms on television).
• A third gesture that shows confidence is when finger tips touch each other (see the picture below). A person may take this posture when confident about what he has to say or when he’s talking about something he deeply believes in.
• The third picture shows the superiority position; the person takes this posture when he feels superior or overconfident. You can call this the state of over confidence or superiority. For example, when someone finishes a hard task or completes an exam, you may find him taking the superiority body posture. The Superiority posture may not be a polite form to take in a public meeting or when in the company of strangers.

More body language confidence gestures

• A confident person generally stands upright
• He stands with both legs firmly planted on the ground and rarely crosses them.
• He walks with wide steps because he is not afraid to encounter new situations. This may sound far from logic but its how the subconscious mind thinks.
• He doesn't panic when he makes mistakes because he knows that making mistakes is part of the human nature

Confidence and attractiveness

Your confident body language can make you appear more attractive. As you’ve just seen, very slight changes to your body language can have a big effect on your relationships with people. In my book, How to make someone fall in love with you, I illustrated how slight changes, such as keeping a straight back, can increase the chances of having people fall in love with you. The more confident you appear, the more attractive you will become; nothing can make you appear confident more than a straight back.

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